2019 Talk Overviews
Innovations in the Assessment of Suicide Risk
Essential Interventions and Clinical Tools
David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP
August 1, 2019; 9:00am – 10:00am
A great deal of exciting and innovative work in the clinical assessment and treatment of suicidal patients is now underway. Changing systems of care, certain policy developments, new clinically-relevant theories, and the application of technology are all dramatically impacting the field. This presentation will particularly emphasize suicide-specific assessments, interventions, and treatments that have been proven to work in rigorous clinical trials. This comprehensive look at clinical suicidology will examine where we have been, where we are, and what is next for the successful assessment and treatment related to this leading cause of death in the United States.
Objectives: (Upon Completion of this session, attendees will be able to…)
- Attendees will be able to identify the current state of suicide-specific clinical care in the United States
- Attendees will be able to identify and describe the evolving use of direct and indirect assessments of distinct suicidal states
- Attendees will be able to identify and recall the evidence base for suicide-specific interventions and treatments (with a featured emphasis on the CAMS framework).
- Attendees will be able to identify systems and policy level considerations for suicide care and consider a stepped-care approach for optimal care
Why It’s Hard Being Human & What Can Be Done About It
Getting Inside Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Jamie R. Forsyth, Ph.D. and John P. Forsyth, Ph.D.
August 1, 2019; 1:00pm – 2:15pm
Happiness is a multibillion-dollar industry and for good reason. It’s hard being human. Our intention in this talk is to explore why that is so, and also what can be done about it by drawing up insights from a newer evidence-based approach to psychological health and wellness called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). This body of work offers a fresh perceptive on psychological suffering and powerful clinical strategies to cultivate transformative life changes.
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Cultivating Psychological Health Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Practical Tools, Tips, and Strategies to Get You Started
Jamie R. Forsyth, Ph.D. and John P. Forsyth, Ph.D.
August 1, 2019; 2:45pm – 4:15pm
Our intention in this session is to take an experiential and practical dive into Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) in mental health practice. In this session, you will learn a set of powerful strategies and practical insights to help you and your clients gain freedom from suffering, let go of unhelpful struggles, cultivate peace of mind & self-compassion, show up to life as it is, and get unstuck and moving in directions that matter.
A Live Musical Performance!
A Look at Music, Trauma and Healing
Wild Ponies
August 1, 2019; 4:30pm – 5:45pm
Nashville based Rock, Folk and Country Band, Wild Ponies, will perform a full musical set followed by a discussion of the work they are doing in communities to incorporate music and music writing as an avenue for exploring and healing form trauma.
The Eden Project
The Psychodynamics of Relationship
James Hollis, Ph.D.
August 2, 2019; 8:45am – 10:15am
We crave relationships, and find so many troubled. Why?
What are the psychodynamics of our relationship to self, to intimate others, to the world around us, and to the divinities? Since we are the only constant in all of these relationships, what do we need to know about ourselves to engage in more conscious, more evolved relationships?
How do the lingering shadows of our early, family of origin experiences shape and distort our adult relationships? How can we deepen relationships with others while gaining less dependence upon them? And how do our internal scripts support or degrade our encounters with transcendent forces?
Under Saturn’s Shadow
The Difficulty of Doing Therapy with Men
James Hollis, Ph.D.
August 2, 2018; 10:45am – 12:00noon
Women have courageously examined their roles and the limitations placed upon their souls. Men similarly need to examine the presuppositions and limitations which govern their lives. This program will explore the range of male definitions, the often unconscious relationship to mother and father, and the role which fear plays in men’s lives. Only a frank discussion of these secrets breaks the conspiracy of silence which estranges them not only from women but even more from themselves.
In-Between Times: Something Gone, Something Not Yet
Working Through Difficult and Disorienting Times
James Hollis, Ph.D.
August 2, 2018; 12:00noon – 1:00pm
As individuals, we often find ourselves in in-between times, somewhere between a world we knew, and a world that has not yet emerged. These times are hours of crisis, disorientation, loss, and enormous anxiety. Similarly, cultures, eras, and civilizations go through in-between times. Ours is such a moment in history. How can we recover our bearings, sustain dignity and integrity when things fall apart? What abides amid such discontinuity? Together we will reflect on what we may do to recover a sense of personal autonomy when our road map whirls from our grasp and leaves us confounded.
Anxious Parents – Anxious Kids
How Executive Function Skills Provide a Path to Confidence
Michael Delman, M.Ed.
August 1, 2019; 10:45am – 12:00noon
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A Musical Performance & Her Story of Depression
The Grammy & Tony Award Winner Performs and Talks About Mental Health
Jennifer Holliday
August 2, 2019; 4:00pm – 5:30pm
The award winning singer and actor, Jennifer Roberts, shows off her amazing voice for a one hour singing performance to close out the 2019 conference. She will also be taking time to share her personal story and struggles with depression while talking about the work she is doing to bring awareness to mental health issues.
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